Timothy Ortiz has more than thirty years’ experience in the
aerospace industry. He currently works for Raytheon on NASA's Earth Observing
System Evolution and Development-2 (EED-2) Program.

Mr. Ortiz is the NASA EED-2 Program Manager, overseeing a
$240 million-dollar five-year contract with twelve subcontractors and 140
employees. He started working as a system administrator for New Mexico State University
in the software engineering field as a nineteen-year-old supporting war game
simulation in an Army training center. He supported the NASA TDRSS program ground
system integration in New Mexico, working for TRW and moved into software
engineering as a junior programmer.

During the boom of the eighties, Mr. Ortiz moved to Silicon
Valley and started his own small consulting company. He has worked for Department
of Defense, intelligence agencies, and the Department of Labor increasingly
growing into management positions. He has been a program manager for the last
ten years managing $15M to $250M programs being responsible for budget,
schedule, earned value, strategic thought and risk management. He has more than
twenty years of experience in software design, development, and integration and
test of complex satellite ground systems, experiencing the full development
lifecycle over eight different times.

Mr. Ortiz is now overseeing agile based software development
systems for NASA. He has experience in managing efficient operations and maintenance
programs, benefiting from lessons learned and applying best practices. He has
successfully developed client relationships, repeatedly delivered products on time
and under budget. Mr. Ortiz builds teams of subject matter experts and small business,
performing outreach and also involving small companies in Mentor-Protégé programs,
sharing his business knowledge. He has worked with several non-profit companies
to establish a strong business structure and administrative practices to ensure
they achieve their mission. He was instrumental in earning the 2014 NASA Prime
Contractor of the Year Award for both the Goddard Space Flight Center and
across all NASA Centers. He has also received the 2018 NASA Goddard Mentor
Protege Agreement of the Year.

Mr. Ortiz attended the University of Maryland University
College and earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science. He
currently resides in Calvert County, Maryland with his wife Rosa, of 31 years
and is the proud father of four children. He is an active member of his church
and community, is a Maryland Certified Master Gardener, been the Huntingtown Elementary
School Chess coach and is a member of Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers.